tjZ06

Hey all, I have some old 315/335 Hoosier AS03's sitting around with some meat left on 'em. I have a track day Friday so I'm debating using them, rather than spending $ on borrowing some 710s from a friend (I run A6s for AutoX and no way I'm using those expensive, fragile buggers). Will the AS03's hold up? I'm just going for fun, not absolute times but I do need/want a safe and consitent tire.

Thoughts?

-TJ

Solofast

Answer, do you know what NFL stands for????

NOT FOR LONG!!!!!

The ASO3's were really short life tires in autocross.... There wasn't much rubber on the edges of them at all. I saw cases where two drivers corded the edges in six autocross runs on an abrasive surface...

I don't know if they would go off due to temperature, I don't think they would last much longer than a few laps.....

If you do try to use them, bring a second set of tires, and pump the bejuinior our of them... Also there was almost no "undertread" on those tires, they went from sticky rubber to cord in a heartbeat. Not sure if they had any steel in the belts, but I wouldn't even dream of doing it, the idea of loosing a tire on the track would scare me (and those who know me know I am fearless)...

Pakisho

Damn, there you have it TJ. Instant death if you even bring em within a hundred yards of the track entrance.

After you do a track day, you wont be needing cone-dodger tires anymore anways.

tjZ06

I already have (at Infineon). I like track days... but AutoX is its own thrill and still "my thing."

-TJ

tjZ06

Okay... so I had a LOT better day Friday than my previous track day. The car worked a lot better (I had a TON of PCV issues last time) and I got 6 full sessions. I was THE fast car out there, easily killing some co-worker's cars (GT3, F430, Exige, Legends race car etc). Honestly the hardest work for me was catching/passing a well modded Evo on race rubber when the instructor drove it (when the owner drove it no challenge at all). Even the instructor driven Evo took less then a lap to catch and get the wave by. Track days are a ton of fun... I'll still be AutoXin' plenty though.

-TJ